As an Advanced Placement Calculus (APC) teacher I have observed many students struggle with the transition from pre-calculus to calculus. Many of these students were successful in algebra, geometry, and even pre-calculus but the concepts of...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Barbara Nicholson.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-51).

Critics have been struggling to find a consistent theme that permeates Herman Melville’s Pierre; or, the Ambiguities (1852). There is the pamphlet on which a lecture by a man named Plotinus Plinlimmon is written down in the middle of the story. It...

Estuaries are rich in nutrients, such as nitrogen which may limit plant growth in coastal water bodies. Organic enrichment caused by allochthonous inputs of nitrogen has been shown to have adverse affects on water quality in estuaries. When...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Jeremiah N. Jarrett.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-22).

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Biology: Ecology and Evnironmental Science."; Thesis advisor: Clayton Penniman.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Data Mining."; Thesis advisor: Dr. Daniel Larose; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-106).

Concern about youth access to tobacco products has prompted a number of communities to initiate actions to limit such access. The present study examines the relationship between the level of community mobilization and local "buy rates" through the...

The Christian resistance in France fought an energetic and indispensable struggle against Nazism in a variety of ways. It is the purpose of this thesis to illuminate this struggle in its uniqueness of origin, and in its silent legacy. This...

The Simsbury Police Department employed the use of “radar trailers” to increase compliance to speed limits and attempt to reduce the number of traffic accidents related to speeding. A radar trailer is a self-contained speed measuring device mounted...

In this paper Euclidean and hyperbolic discontinuous isometries* are discussed and compared. The graphic artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972) produced works which have for the structure points, lines, and angles, which repeat in the plane (Euclidean and...

Since 1995, the Northeast lobstermen have been more regulated and managed than at any other point in the history of their industry. The lobster fishing industry has been a staple industry in the Northeast United States for over 200 years. From...